User Manual v12.3.0 Owner's manual

Brocade Network Advisor IP User Manual 135
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Server Data backup
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What is backed up?
The data is backed up to the following directories:
• Backup\databases — contains database and log files.
• Backup\data — contains IP product firmware and configurations.
• Backup\conf – contains the Management application configuration files.
Management server backup
There are three options for backing up data to the Management server:
• Configuring backup to a CD drive
• Configuring backup to a hard drive
• Configuring backup to a network drive
The Management server is backed up to D:\Backup (Windows systems) by default. If there is not
second hard disk, this is a rewritable (CD-RW) compact disk. Make sure you have a CD-RW disk in
the CD recorder drive to ensure that backup can occur. Critical information from the Management
application is automatically backed up to the CD-RW when the data directory contents change or
when you restart the Management application.
Note that backing up to CD is not the recommended method. The usable capacity of a CD is
approximately 700 MB and needs to be replaced when full. Also, CD media has a limited number of
re-writes before the medium is exhausted, and write errors occur. It is recommended that you
configure the backup system to target a hard drive or a network drive as described in the
procedures below.
Backup directory structure overview
The Management server backs up data to two alternate folders. For example, if the backup
directory location is D:\Backup, the backup service alternates between two backup directories,
D:\Backup\Backup and D:\Backup\BackupAlt. The current backup is always D:\Backup and
contains a complete backup of the system. The older backup is always D:\BackupAlt.
If a backup cycle fails, the cause is usually a full CD-RW. When the backup cycle fails, there may
only be one directory, D:\Backup. There may also be a D:\BackupTemp directory. Ignore this
directory because it may be incomplete.
Configuring backup
To configure backup, complete the following steps.
1. Select Server > Options.
The Options dialog box displays.
2. Select Server Backup in the Category list.
The Server Backup pane displays (Figure 56) with the currently defined directory displays in
the Backup Output Directory field.